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Everyone knows a bit of The Planets, Holst's century-old masterpiece, whether it's the relentless menace and war-like rhythms of Mars or that magisterial melody from Jupiter. But to hear the complete work is a revelation - an epic journey to the outer reaches of the solar system in what the composer over-modestly described as 'a series of mood pictures'.

From Venus' serenity and the quicksilver messenger Mercury to the noble processional of Uranus the Magician, Holst does indeed instantly capture a mood with thrillingly original music, using his gigantic orchestra to wonderful effect. Dvořák's beloved concerto is more earth-bound, inflected with the modes and rhythms of the music of his homeland, but in its elegiac slow movement and radiant apotheosis it seems to cast its gaze toward the stars.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra: The Planets

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Saffron Hall, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB114UH
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